For the airport in Wisconsin see Mitchell Field

Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, originally called Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, was established in 1918 in the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, USA.

History

Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base, located on Long Island, New York.

Though closed as an Air Force base in 1961, it still has military housing, a commissary and exchange facilities; with families from military activities in the area.

The Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary, a remnant of the Long Island Rail Road Central Branch from Garden City, ends in the northern part of Mitchel Field, providing sporadic freight service.

Present

Mitchel Field is now a complex located in East Garden City, New York and Uniondale, New York, and home to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.

See also

• Roosevelt Field
• Mitchel Field Bus Depot
• New York World War II Army Airfields
• Eastern Air Defense Force (Air Defense Command)

References

External Links

• Cradle of Aviation Museum
• Hempstead Plains-Mitchell Field
• Hempstead Plains-Mitchell Field Remembrances
• Hempstead Plains-Early Photos
• Mitchel Field Memories
• Mitchel Field in Wartime Newsday article
• US Family Health Plan